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Orange County, VT

Demographic and economic profile of Orange County, VT, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Orange County is a small rural Vermont county of roughly 29,600 residents, with an 83.2% homeownership rate, median home values of $251,000, and median gross rent of $1,145/month, signaling relatively affordable housing costs by regional standards. The labor force is tight—unemployment sits at 2.8% with a 65.2% participation rate—and 36.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, supported by median worker earnings of $41,510. The county posted modest 5-year population growth of 2.3%, with a median age of 46.9 years and a poverty rate of 9.4%.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

29,594

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$82,232

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

46.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.3% since 2018

Orange County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone27,755 (93.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race762 (2.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races659 (2.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone216 (0.7%)
  • Asian Alone192 (0.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone108 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish225
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)221
  3. 3.Other Indo-European128
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic72
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic62

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

18.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

22.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,528

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$29,374

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$41,343

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance5,138
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,892
  3. 3.Construction (Group)1,634
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)1,210
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,074

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations7,287
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations2,557
  3. 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,174
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,904
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,798

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.11×)785
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.50×)1,648
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.33×)4,923
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.10×)822
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.07×)1,851

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$251,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,145/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

83.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9992,121 (20.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,586 (15.0%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,280 (12.1%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,175 (11.1%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999825 (7.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999673 (6.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

36.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

65.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,510

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone10,598 (69.8%)
  • Worked At Home2,336 (15.4%)
  • Carpooled1,561 (10.3%)
  • Walked480 (3.2%)
  • Other123 (0.8%)
  • Public Transit45 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.